The Bulgaria national speedway team were one of the teams that competed in international team motorcycle speedway.
| Bulgaria | |
|---|---|
 | |
| SWC Wins | 0 |
History
editThe Bulgarian speedway team first competed at the Speedway World Team Cup during its second edition, finishing fourth in the Central European round at the 1961 Speedway World Team Cup.[1] From 1961, the team competed in almost every World Team Cup until 1992, when the team began to struggle to field a competitive team.[2][3]
Since 2001, when the competition was rebranded the Speedway World Cup the team have not competed at the World Cup and have only appeared once in international fixtures during 2010. As of 2017, the sport was almost dormant, with only one track in Shumen, although there were ten others in a derelict state.
The greatest achievement of the team was reaching the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship in 1969.[4]
Major tournament finals
editWorld Pairs Championship
edit| Year | Venue | Standings (Pts) | Riders | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 |  Stockholm Gubbängens IP |
1.  New Zealand (28) 2. Sweden (27)3.  England (21)4.  Denmark (15)5.  Czechoslovakia (12)6.  East Germany (9)7.  Bulgaria (9)
|
Petr Petkov | 6 |
| Petar Iliev | 2 |
International caps
editSince the advent of the Speedway Grand Prix era, international caps earned by riders is largely restricted to international competitions, whereas previously test matches between two teams were a regular occurrence.[5]
| Rider | Caps |
|---|---|
| Grigory Adarov | |
| Plamen Aleksandrov | |
| Alexej Antonov | |
| Dimitri Bajev | |
| Nikolai Cvetkov | |
| Boris Damjanov | |
| Ivan Dupalov | |
| Angel Eftimov | |
| Petar Iliev | |
| Zdravko Iordanov | |
| Atanasz Janakiev | |
| Orlin Janakiev | |
| Zacharia Jordanov | |
| Alexander Kostov | |
| Deter Kostov | |
| Peter Kostov | |
| Simeon Lukanov | |
| Gavril Macev | |
| Georgi Macev | |
| Milen Manev | |
| Nikolai Manev | |
| Ivan Marenov | |
| Veselin Markov | |
| Nedelko Nedelkov | |
| Nikolai Parvanov | |
| Milko Pejkov | |
| Petr Petkov | |
| Georgi Petranov | |
| Christov Simeonov | |
| Krasimir Sokolov | |
| Aleksander Stojanov | |
| Todor Stojanov | |
| Atanas Stojanov | |
| Stanislav Tzankov | |
| Rudolf Valentinov | |
| Galio Velickov | |
| Zachari Zachariev |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1961 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 15 October 2023.